Metal tie.



J; D. ELLIS. METAL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED APILS, 1912.

1,034,435. Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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METAL TIE; 1,034,435, Specification of Letters Patent. P t nt d A 6, 1912, Application filed April 5, 1912. Serial No. 688,690. To aZZ whom it may con n extensive with that of the tie. These c it known that I, JACOB D. ELLIS, a springs are firmly secured to the bottom citizen of the United States, residlng at and top plates by rivets 5.

astle Rock in the county of Douglas and Upon the upper face of the top plate 2 tate of Colorado, have invented certain and upon each side of the recesses 3 secur new and useful mprovements in Metal ing clips 6 are attached by means of bolts 6 Ties, of which the following is a speclfica The bolts 7 may also be used to secure tion, reference belng had to the accompanye upper ends of the sprin s 4 but I pief ing rawings. erably employ separate rivets for this puihis invention relates to an improvement pose These 0 ips are arranged to overlie in metal railway ties and has for its object the rail base or flange and lock the same the provision of a tie which will be readily in relation to the tie. and cheaply formed by known processes 11 some cases on straight stretches of of manufacture from stock material and track I do away with 1 e recesses 3 in the which will embody in the highest de ree upper face of the plate 2 and form the plate the qualities of strength, elasticity and with a plane upper face as shown in Fig. rmness. but in all cases I piefer to employ the Having these objects in view the invenrecessed plates in ties to be used on curves tion consists of the features of construction where the lateral stresses are particularly and the combination and arrangement of severe. parts hereinafter fully described and While the accompanying drawing illusclaimed and illustrated in the accompanytrates what I believe to be the preferred eming drawing, wherein: bodiment of ny invention, it is to be under- Figure l is a side elevation of my imstood that various changes may be made in proved tie; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. the construction, arran ement and propor- 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of tions of the parts without departing from Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a the scope of the invention, as defined in the modification. appended claims.

efeirin to the drawm in dead, my Having thus described the invention, I improved tie consists of two superposed claim: plates 1 and 2 formed preferably of three- 1.. A metal railway tie comprising two eighth inch rolled sheet steel. The two superposed plates, a plurality of S-shaped plates are arranged in superposed relation springs mounted etween said plates, two at any desired distance apart to secure a of the said springs being arranged in pairs tie of the proper height, preferably about eneath each of the rails the other of said siX inches. These pla es may be of an springs being mounted mtermediate of the desired width, usually about twelve inches said plates, and means for securing the 1e upper plate 2 is pieferably provlded outer ends of said sprin s to said plates, near its ends with countersunk recesses 3 substantially as described. aiianged at a distance apart correspondmetal railway tie comprising two mg to the gage of the track, said recesses superposed plates, S-shaped leaf springs iaving a depth of pieferably three SlX mounted between the said plates, the said teenths of an inch and a width correspondsprings being of a width substantially coing to that of the rail base or flange Arextensive with that of the tie, and means ranged between the two plates are spacing for securing the outer ends of the said springs 4 which are preferably disposed in springs to the said plates, substantially as 1 pairs one member on each side of and imdescribed. mediately adjacent the rail recess as shown 3. A metal railway tie comprising two while another spim or pair of SPI'1Il "S 1s superposed plates, tie upper of said plates arranged in the intermediate portion beeing countersunk to provide transverse retwe-en the two rails. These springs are cesses to IGCBIVQ the rails clips bolted to preferably S-shaped, of ;o the stress which they to sustain and of a rigidity calculated will be called upon a width substantially cothe top plate, overlying the said recesses and adapted to secure the rail flanges in place within the said recesses, S-shaped leaf springs mounted between said plates and arranged in pairs beneath each of the rails, means for securing the lower ends of said springs to the lower plate, and bolts for securing the opposite ends of said springs and saidclips upon the upper plate, substantially as described.

\ Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents JACOB D. ELLIS.

Witnesses:

L. L. HUNTER, F. A. CURTIS.

each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent-s.

Washington, D. G. 

